"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Dementia and physical abuse. Advice on how to get someone committed who doesn't want to be helped

Kotaix

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Off topic here,

The father of one of my friends is in a situation where his wife has dementia and has gotten to the stage where she's becoming violent. She refuses to get any kind of help or acknowledge that she has a problem, and he has deteriorated to the point where he is no longer in the physical condition to do anything about her. Anyone know of any kind of legal recourse my friend might have to getting this woman away from her husband before she either kills him or does something terrible?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Off topic here,

The father of one of my friends is in a situation where his wife has dementia and has gotten to the stage where she's becoming violent. She refuses to get any kind of help or acknowledge that she has a problem, and he has deteriorated to the point where he is no longer in the physical condition to do anything about her. Anyone know of any kind of legal recourse my friend might have to getting this woman away from her husband before she either kills him or does something terrible?
Is the wife vaccinated? If so, N-Acetyl Cysteine and pine needle tea can help.
 

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Well you can call the cops ask for community services and explain to the officer what’s going on, that you’d like to get her 5150’d, which is a psych hold at a hospital.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Kotaix

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Well you can call the cops ask for community services and explain to the officer what’s going on, that you’d like to get her 5150’d, which is a psych hold at a hospital.
Thanks, this was extremely helpful. 5150 is a california-only code, but all states have a similar statute.
 
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